Evening Update: Israel to dispute genocide charges at International Court of Justice next week

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Good evening, let’s start with today’s top stories: Israel announced today that it will appear before the International Court of Justice in The Hague to dispute South Africa’s request for genocide charges against the country for its military offensive in Gaza. The ICC has agreed to hold a hearing on Jan. 11 and 12 to discuss South Africa’s request. Last week, South Africa submitted an 84-page application to the UN court, seeking an urgent order to declare that Israel’s bombing campaign in Gaza and its siege of the Palestinian territory is “genocidal in character” and a violation of the 1948...